Time to care? The effects of retirement on informal care provision

Fischer, Björn; Müller, Kai‐Uwe

doi:10.1016/j.jhealeco.2020.102350

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“…Instead, adjustments may take place through intensity of care provision. In a recent study on Germany, Fischer and Müller (2020) reported a stronger effect of increased employment on the informal care provision of higher educated women, in line with the findings reported here for Austria. The authors attributed the higher sensitivity of informal care provision to higher opportunity costs faced by higher educated women.…”

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How does she do it all? Effects of education on reconciliation of employment and informal caregiving among Austrian women

Rodrigues

Ilinca

2021

Soc Policy Adm

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The introduction of reforms to the Austrian pension system in the early 2000s resulted in a significant increase in the employment rate of older working age women. This increase was highly differentiated along education groups, with increases in employment rates concentrated among those with secondary and tertiary education. Logistic regression analysis is applied to SHARE data from waves 1 and 6, to determine whether the increase in labour market participation of women aged 50+ in Austria has affected informal caregiving across education lines. Unlike their secondary and tertiary educated counterparts, lower educated women were more likely to provide high intensity care in 2015 than in 2004, resulting in an education gradient that was not present before. In comparison, the overall probability to provide care has not changed significantly, irrespective of older women's education. Other possible adjustments were also explored, such as decreased participation in social activities or higher care burden. There is also limited evidence of compensation by increased informal care provision among men. Both employment and informal care provision have become more segmented in Austria in the wake of the pension reforms of 2004.

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How does she do it all? Effects of education on reconciliation of employment and informal caregiving among Austrian women

Rodrigues

Ilinca

2021

Soc Policy Adm

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“…Retirees are often considered a social and economic burden to society, for instance, in recent discussions about raising the average retirement age in Europe (European Commission, 2010 ). Although retirement is regularly perceived as a passive and unproductive phase of life, an increasing number of studies have shown that retired citizens can be socially active, and retirement may even promote social support provided to others (Van den Bogaard et al, 2014 ; Fischer and Müller, 2020 ; Grünwald et al, 2021 ). The present study indicated that when grandparents retire, they tend to provide more grandchild care, which, in turn, may have consequences for their own well-being as well as the well-being of their descendants, as discussed above.…”

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Does Transition to Retirement Promote Grandchild Care? Evidence From Europe

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Evolutionary theory posits that grandparents can increase their inclusive fitness by investing in their grandchildren. This study explored whether the transition to retirement affected the amount of grandchild care that European grandparents provided to their descendants. Data from five waves of the longitudinal Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe collected between 2004 and 2015 from 15 countries were used. We executed within-person (or fixed-effect) regression models, which considered individual variations and person-specific changes over time. It was detected that transition to retirement was associated with increased grandchild care among both grandmothers and grandfathers. However, the effect of retirement was stronger for grandfathers than for grandmothers. Moreover, transition to retirement was associated with increased grandchild care among both maternal and paternal grandparents, but there was no significant difference between lineages in the magnitude of the effect of transition to retirement on grandchild care. In public debate retirees are often considered a burden to society but the present study indicated that when grandparents retire, their investment in grandchildren increased. The findings are discussed with reference to key evolutionary theories that consider older adults' tendency to invest time and resources in their grandchildren.

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“…Changes in the age at which people normally retire or policies affecting the age at which pensions are received may also affect the supply of unpaid care. Previous research shows a positive association between retirement and provision of unpaid care (Fischer and Müller, 2020).…”

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Demand for the Statutory Home Care Scheme

Walsh¹,

Lyons²

2020

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The mission of the Economic and Social Research Institute is to advance evidencebased policymaking that supports economic sustainability and social progress in Ireland. ESRI researchers apply the highest standards of academic excellence to challenges facing policymakers, focusing on 12 areas of critical importance to 21st Century Ireland.The Institute was founded in 1960 by a group of senior civil servants led by Dr T. K. Whitaker, who identified the need for independent and in-depth research analysis to provide a robust evidence base for policymaking in Ireland.Since then, the Institute has remained committed to independent research and its work is free of any expressed ideology or political position. The Institute publishes all research reaching the appropriate academic standard, irrespective of its findings or who funds the research.The quality of its research output is guaranteed by a rigorous peer review process. ESRI researchers are experts in their fields and are committed to producing work that meets the highest academic standards and practices.The work of the Institute is disseminated widely in books, journal articles and reports. ESRI publications are available to download, free of charge, from its website. Additionally, ESRI staff communicate research findings at regular conferences and seminars.The ESRI is a company limited by guarantee, answerable to its members and governed by a Council, comprising 14 members who represent a cross-section of ESRI members from academia, civil services, state agencies, businesses and civil society. The Institute receives an annual grant-in-aid from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to support the scientific and public interest elements of the Institute's activities; the grant accounted for an average of 30 per cent of the Institute's income over the lifetime of the last Research Strategy. The remaining funding comes from research programmes supported by government departments and agencies, public bodies and competitive research programmes.

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Time to care? The effects of retirement on informal care provision

Cited by 33 publications

References 41 publications

How does she do it all? Effects of education on reconciliation of employment and informal caregiving among Austrian women

How does she do it all? Effects of education on reconciliation of employment and informal caregiving among Austrian women

Does Transition to Retirement Promote Grandchild Care? Evidence From Europe

Demand for the Statutory Home Care Scheme

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